Anne Marden
Anne Marden | |
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| Born | June 12, 1958 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation | Rower |
| Years active | 1974–1993 |
| Known for | Olympic silver medals in rowing (1984, 1988) |
Anne Marden (born June 12, 1958) is a distinguished American rower hailing from Boston, Massachusetts.
Early competition
Marden initiated her rowing journey at Phillips Exeter Academy in 1974 when she was 15 years old. She continued rowing at Princeton University, where in 1977 she encountered coach Kris Korzeniowski, who inspired her enthusiasm for sculling despite the demanding conditions on Lake Carnegie (New Jersey). Following Korzeniowski’s tenure (1977–1981), her coaching was led by Jean Pierre Leroux from Fontainebleau, France between 1985 and 1988, and later by Hartmut Buschbacher of Germany during 1991–1992. In 1985, Anne trained on the Seine in France and from 1986 until 1993 primarily rowed on London’s Tideway as well as the Wallingford section of the River Thames. Between December 1985 and April 1986, she pursued an MBA at INSEAD before moving to London. By the conclusion of her rowing tenure in 1993, she had secured victory in the women’s championship single at Boston’s Head of the Charles Regatta seven times (winning consecutively from 1986 to 1993 except for 1990, when the late scheduling of world championships in Australia prevented her participation).
Olympian
Selected for the U.S. Olympic team in 1980, Marden was unable to compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott, but was honored with a Congressional Gold Medal recognizing athletes impacted by the boycott. She earned silver medals representing the United States in quadruple sculls at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, California, and again in single sculls at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, she placed fourth in single sculls, narrowly missing out on achieving a third Olympic podium finish.
Career
During her participation with the U.S. Olympic Rowing team at Seoul and Barcelona games, Marden resided in the United Kingdom and worked professionally for JPMorgan based in London.